SAGINAW, MI — A Saginaw man could serve less than a year in prison for an August shooting on the city's southeast side.

Saginaw County Circuit Judge Robert L. Kaczmarek on Monday, Feb. 24, sentenced Anthony D. Jones to 15 months to 10 years in prison for two felonies.

Jones, 24, received credit for 168 days, or more than five months.

Jones pleaded guilty to shooting Michael Baker in the leg about 8:20 p.m. Aug. 29 outside 2013 Collingwood between Troy and Webber. A man who identified himself as a resident on Collingwood north of
Webber said he heard shots and ran outside. He saw Baker lying on the
curb, bleeding and yelling for help, he said.

Prosecutors
initially charged Jones with making a false report of a felony in
connection with the incident. Prosecutors charged him with reporting the
larceny of a firearm and/or that somebody had a stolen firearm.

Prosecutors said Jones accused Baker of stealing a gun from him and, during the argument about the accusation, Jones shot Baker.

The false report charge, as well as a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, was dismissed after Jones' preliminary hearing.

Kaczmarek sentenced Jones for assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent.

Jones last month pleaded guilty to those two charges, and in exchange, prosecutors dropped a more serious charge of assault with intent to murder as well as two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. The more serious charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, while the lesser one, which was added as part of the agreement, carries a 10-year maximum penalty.

— Andy Hoag covers courts for MLive/The Saginaw News. Email him at ahoag@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter @awhoag